Crazy?

The problem with Letters to the Editor in Seward is that a certain percentage of the people who write them are clearly crazy. So, if you write a letter to the editor, you risk proving one way or the other if you are. A few weeks ago I came home to find my beloved Ron Paul sign thrown into the neighbor’s yard. It was a little bit of a bother to get it back into the ground (everything was frozen solid) but with a hammer and an ice-pick I managed well enough. Again the next day. Again the next. I was a little bit ticked off, but also quite glad. This gave me the perfect opportunity to see if I was crazy.

It was like it was meant to be. I wrote it up and checked the number of words. 500, exactly the maximum number for letters to the editor.

I didn’t post the letter right away, because giving out the email address also gives out the website address. And as Lauren said, no one asked for a sign, so I still have some if you want them. Really, who can blame them for not emailing? I might be crazy.

I’d been thinking about it from the moment he/she uprooted the sign, but the actual writing was all one shot. I think it was about an hour to write and another hour to cleanup. Once again, obligatory Larry Laubenstein quote, “Don’t get it right, get it written. Then get it right.”